Virgil van Dijk heads in late winner to give Liverpool Merseyside derby victory
Virgil van Dijk heads in late winner to give Liverpool Merseyside derby victory Virgil van Dijk headed in a late winner to give Liverpool victory in the first Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Mo Salah, playing in his last ever Merseyside derby before he leaves Liverpool after the end of the season, opened the scoring when he fired past Jordan Pickford from Cody Gakpo’s pinpoint pass. But Everton levelled soon after the break when Beto poked in from close range from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall’s low ball across goal.
To make matters worse for Liverpool, goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili suffered an injury during Everton’s equaliser and was forced off on a stretcher to be replaced by Freddie Woodman. Everton also lost one of their players to a serious looking injury, with Jarrad Branthwaite taken off on a stretcher too late on. With the game drifting towards a draw, the Liverpool captain powered home a header in the tenth minute of stoppage time to secure bragging rights and boost his side’s Champions League qualification hopes.